discuss Copy link Outline 1. ăgĭto, 1 (to canvass freely)2. discepto, 1 (carefully to consider, looking at both sides of a question3. dispŭto, 1 (like discepto, but used with ref. to opinions, whereas discepto refers rather to disputed interests, legal questions, etc.)4. dissero, ui, rtum, 35. ăgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (like agito) • discuss: 1. ăgĭto, 1 (to canvass freely): the conduct of the consul was d.'d, de facto consulis agitari (hist. inf.), Sall.: Caes.: to d. a thing at large, rem multum a., Lact. 2. discepto, 1 (carefully to consider, looking at both sides of a question: usu. with de): to d. controversies, de controversiis d., Caes.: all the terms of the treaty are d.'d, de omnibus conditionibus disceptatur, Caes.: Cic.: v. to debate. 3. dispŭto, 1 (like discepto, but used with ref. to opinions, whereas discepto refers rather to disputed interests, legal questions, etc.): to d. the stars, de sideribus d., Caes.: the point which is being d.'d, id de quo disputatur, Cic. 4. dissero, ui, rtum, 3: v. to discourse. 5. ăgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (like agito): to d. terms of peace, de conditionibus pacis a., Liv.: Cic.: v. to debate. Phr.: to d. a question, quaestionem excutere (not discutere), Quint.
DISCUSS Copy link • DISCUSSdisputare: disserere (to treat of a philosophical subject, etc.): (verbis) disceptare (aliquid or de re, of two parties disputing with each other to determine what is true or right, but without hostile feeling; Döderlein): to discuss a question, quaestionem excutere; explicare aliquid or de re (to develop it; put it in a clear light): to discuss a matter secretly, occultis sermonibus serere aliquid (Liv. 7, 39, in.).